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2010 photos

2010 Apple Day

2010 banner, Town Arch

2010 Les jeunes filles

2010 Ceilidh

2010 That's what you think, mate!

2010 Reception

2010 Signs finally reinstated

2010

Where did it go? A quick résumé of last year’s Twinning events…  An enjoyable Pie & Punch brightened the start of the year at Cliff’s , attended by almost 40 people. In February we showed the film “Coco before Chanel” at the Drill Hall to an audience of 80. Our contribution to the Chepstow Festival in July was a highly successful Café René held in Cormeilles Square by the Town Arch. The coffee and croissants were enhanced by the music of Dave Berry and his accordion and the event was blessed by good weather which thankfully continued for the Bastille BBQ a week later, at Mathern.

This year in August we hosted our Cormeilles friends and it was good to see a number of new faces, both British and French. The fun included a reception at the Drill Hall followed in the evening by a ceilidh at Earlswood where Sheila did sterling work calling the dances in the absence of Rig-a-Jig’s main man. The day out to St Fagans was a great success, again largely due to the weather; and the Hog Roast with musical entertainment was also very enjoyable. As usual, many people voted the visit the best ever!

November saw the AGM, courtesy of the Beaufort Hotel; we also participated in another very popular Apple Day at the Drill Hall, where shots of Calvados and Viki’s French apple cake drew praise from all who sampled them! The year was rounded off by the excellent Christmas party with a Mamma Mia theme at Dewstow.

Sadly, Cliff our Treasurer, who had been battling illness for a while now, died in July. He had been an active and enthusiastic member of the Twinning for many years and his many and varied contributions will be sorely missed.

So 2011 is already well underway and the Twinning year started with the Munch & Punch at Carole and Ash’s. We are showing “Au Revoir les Enfants” at the Drill Hall this month and have plans for a quiz night, a wine-tasting evening and a BBQ before this summer’s visit to Cormeilles.

If you are not yet one of us but think you might like to join, do get in touch! We always welcome new members.

Canon Barrie Evans

We are very sorry to report the death of our founder member, Canon Barrie Evans, on 29th November 2009. Although well into his 80s and not in the best of health, Barrie took part in the visit to Cormeilles as recently as 2007, having been active in the Twinning since he started it all almost 40 years ago.

2009 Visit to Cormeilles

August 2009 saw another sunny, fun-filled visit to Cormeilles by a coachload of British twinners, driven once again by the amiable young Rob from Colefordian. The Thursday journey via Portsmouth and Caen was broken with a quick wander round the pretty village of Beuvron en Auge before arriving chez our hosts in the early evening.

Friday brought the traditional Vin d’Honneur in the Town Hall where people renewed old friendships and made new ones. We had an extra treat that evening in the form of the choir of Epaignes, singing for us in the church there, followed by more vin.

The Saturday visit this year was to the splendid palace of Versailles, where a tour of the interior was followed by a picnic in the grounds.

Sunday morning saw several of us taking part in the service in the tiny Catholic church at Cormeilles, notable for its sloping floor and ancient box-style pews. Others preferred the more secular attractions of the market. We all gathered together at midday for one of those memorable French lunches that last all afternoon, complete with accordionist and dancing, not to mention singing!

Monday, not surprisingly, was a day of recovery spent in varying ways with our hosts.

All too soon it was Tuesday, time to wave goodbye and set off on our way. We spent some time in the interesting town of Bayeux before boarding the ferry and travelling home.

Many thanks, as always, to our  hosts for looking after us so well. A la prochaine!

More Photos

2009 Cormeilles

2009 15th century building, Cormeilles

2009 Cormeilles

2009 inside Cormeilles church

2009 meal & accordionist Cormeilles

2009 meal Cormeilles

2009 Picnic Versailles

2009 Picnic Versailles

2009 Picnic Versailles

2009 Picnic Versailles

Photos

Chepstow: map

Cormeilles: map

Cormeilles: sign

Cormeilles

Cormeilles: traditions

Chepstow: 2008 montage

Chepstow: 2008 reception

Chepstow: 2008 supper

Cormeilles 2007: Our founder

Cormeilles: 2007 picnic

Cormeilles: 2007 picnic

Cormeilles: 2007 picnic

Cormeilles: 2007 picnic

Chepstow 2006: Cabaret

Chepstow: 2007 Duck Race in the snow

Chepstow: 2006 Castell Coch

Chepstow: 2006 goodbyes

Cormeilles: 2005 line-dancing

Cormeilles: 2005 boules

Chepstow: Café René

Duck Race 2009

Duck Race 2009

The Duck Race took place at Mounton Rapids, Pwllmeyric, at 12 noon on Sunday 15^th March. A beautiful sunny day ensured a large turn-out of supporters and the event was a great success.  Our grateful thanks to SARA (Severn Area Rescue Association) http://www.sara-rescue.org.uk/ for the hire of the ducks. The results are as follows:

 

	No	Winner	Prize
1	912	Anita Calverley	£100.00
2	576	Kay Walker	£30.00
3	419	Sophie Pope	£20.00
4	822	Edward Haythornwaite	£10.00
5	038	Anthony Hudson	£10.00
6	306	Helen Prosser	£10.00
7	870	Phyllis Clarke	£10.00
8	714	Yvonne Derrick	£10.00
Last Duck	690	Jessica King	Prize

Duck Race 2009